Newbury Park dropped their record down to 15-11 on Tuesday, which also ended the team's four-game streak of wins at home. They came up short against the Oaks Christian Lions, falling 14-4. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Lions this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 9-4 back in April.
Janessa Gutierrez was cooking despite her team's loss, going a perfect 1-for-1 with one home run and two runs. Yasmin Topinko was another key player, going 1-for-2 with one home run and three RBI.
As for Oaks Christian, the win (which was their 11th in a row) raised their record to 20-4. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.1 runs on average over those games.
On Oaks Christian's side, Sophia Debs made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she struck out ten batters over five innings while giving up four earned runs off only two hits (and only one walk). Debs has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in three consecutive appearances. She was also solid in the batter's box, going a perfect 3-for-3 with two RBI. Those three hits gave her a new career-high.
In other batting news, Terrianna Kelley was incredible, firing off two home runs, five RBI, and three runs while going 4-for-4. That's the most RBI she has posted since back in April. The team also got some help courtesy of Gianna Garcia, who went 1-for-3 with one home run and two RBI.
As of now, neither Newbury Park nor Oaks Christian have any future games scheduled.
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